07 March 1972 Drama, Crime, TV Movie 73 mins
Three new officers in a large metropolitan police department adjust to their new jobs and way of life. This is another TV-pilot that was first aired as an ABC Movie of the Week before becoming a TV-series.
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Darren McGavin as Sgt. Eddie Ryker
Cameron Mitchell as Sniper
Robert F. Lyons as Jared Whitman
Paul Burke as Neil Montgomery
Georg Stanford Brown as Terry Webster
Sam Melville as Mike Danko
Michael Ontkean as Willie Gillis
Jeff Pomerantz as Kevin Lassiter
Jennifer Billingsley as Jill Danko
Davey Davison as Molly Lassiter
Logan Ramsey as Toby Loomis
Robert J. Wilke as Officer Shaw
Monika Svensson as Birgitta Whitman
Arch Johnson as Ranch Instructor
Jud Taylor Director
William Blinn Writer
Rita Lakin Story
Aaron Spelling Producer
Elmer Bernstein Music
Archie R. Dalzell Director of Photography
Art Seid Editor
Bert Remsen Casting
Paul Sylos Art Direction
Ken Swartz Set Decoration
Robert Harris Sr. Costume Design
Thelma Strahm Costume Design
Ted Coodley Makeup Artist
Pat Whiffing Hairstylist
United States 07 March 1972
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26 February 1972
Two cops, who have quit the police department to become private detectives and bounty hunters, hunt for a killer who has eluded capture for years.
01 January 1972
It tells the story of a young man who is driven to commit illegal acts to take revenge on the man who killed his father.
08 October 1972
Delia Peletier has been paid to have a child for a wealthy man who wants an heir. She has the baby and turns it over to her "employer," but subsequently decides she wants the child back.
22 February 1972
The subject of the film is the problem of the migration of young people from the countryside to the cities in search of an easier life.
18 August 1972
The King of Malabunt has won another war, after decorating himself and his three wooden marshals, he dismisses his army with a low wages.
01 January 1972
Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of Manawan: Part One.
22 December 1972
A balladic story situated in a Slovak mountain region before the 2nd World War. A young man returns to his native village after many years.
01 January 1972
“It’s not how it used to be.” The words of Cézar Néwashish resonate throughout this short documentary that explores the history of the Atikamekw community of Manawan, Quebec.
17 March 1972
During a banquet, the diners begin to tell various stories to be happy. All the novels speak of betrs
16 December 1972
Daffy Duck is in Hollywood producing a movie about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
20 December 1972
After a peaceful sailboat ride, four young people, including rich kid Bill, Joe, Fred and Jane, knock on the door of a secluded villa after their dune buggy runs out of gas.
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